Sunandana Chandra, M.D.
Medical Oncology Physician · Chicago, IL
Sunandana Chandra, M.D. is a medical oncology physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1265696348, issued on Jul 17, 2008. Check the license on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sunandana Chandra
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Medical Oncology Physician 207RX0202X
- License number
- 262115 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 645 N. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611
- Phone
- (517) 896-3576
- Enumerated
- Jul 17, 2008
- Record last updated
- May 6, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140623000863); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Michigan State University College Of Human Medicine, 2008
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Sunandana Chandra in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional RegulationCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
76% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average medical oncology physician in 2024
167 Medicare Part D claims for 45 beneficiaries, against an average of 703 among the 4,230 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 33% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium40 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide14 claims
- Prednisone13 claims
- Eliquis12 claims
- Hydroxyzine Hcl11 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 94.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $17,777.45
23 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 3,343 providers of this specialty with any payment received $11,773.47 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Northwestern Medical Faculty FoundationChicago, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sunandana Chandra among 182 medical oncology physician records in Illinois
Sunandana Chandra, M.D. is one of 182 medical oncology physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 63% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 63% of these records are older, 30% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2000 among the 132 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RX0202X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Medical Oncology Physician providers in Illinois
There are 182 medical oncology physician records in Illinois.
All 182 in Illinois → Every provider in Chicago → Medical Oncology Physician nationwide →
The 8 medical oncology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Charles Bennett, MDChicago, IL 606111063488898
- Al Benson, MDChicago, IL 606111891761532
- Raymond Bergan, MDChicago, IL 606111871569640
- James Brandman, MDChicago, IL 606111710947882
- Daniel Bruetman, MDChicago, IL 606111972583417
- Lucio Di Nunno, M.D.Chicago, IL 606111639132343
- William Gradishar, MDChicago, IL 606111437187929
- Mary Mulcahy, MDChicago, IL 606111306870837
Common questions
What is Sunandana Chandra, M.D.'s NPI number?
Sunandana Chandra, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265696348, issued on Jul 17, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sunandana Chandra, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 645 N. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60611. Phone: (517) 896-3576. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sunandana Chandra, M.D.'s license?
Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Sunandana Chandra, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sunandana Chandra, M.D. had 167 Medicare Part D claims for 45 beneficiaries; the average among medical oncology physician prescribers was 703. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Sunandana Chandra, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.1 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.